John Beam devoted 45 years of his life to coaching rising Oakland football players at Laney College and Skyline High School.

John Beam, who died Friday after being shot a day earlier, was Oakland sports royalty, a coach who uplifted thousands of ...

OAKLAND — Authorities arrested a suspect early Friday in the Laney College campus shooting of legendary Oakland football ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said she has been in "close contact" with police after a student was shot Wednesday afternoon at ...

A possible shooting was reported Thursday on the campus of Laney College in Oakland, prompting a lockdown. Advertisement.

Before his death, Laney College athletic director John Beam, featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U," knew what he ...